Jeremy Clarkson‘s ex-girlfriend has revealed she was ‘shocked’ to hear about his Diddly Squat Farm dream creature turned into a tv show.
Phillipa Sage, 52, who was with the ex-Top Gear presenter for his current girlfriend Lisa Hogan, recalled Clarkson’s dreams of “an empty journal and pottering around the farm.”
The 62-year-old launched his Amazon Prime Video program, aptly named Clarkson’s Farm, last summer, following his efforts to run a vast Oxfordshire land with Caleb Cooper by his side.
However, it came as a shock to Sage, who had expected a more private venture for Clarkson.
“I’m shocked at what he’s done with it now because I thought he always wanted to keep his private life private. He wanted peace and quiet,” she said MailOnline.
“He told me I ran the shop—sort of a mini-Daylesford—but like it was a sweet vegetable shed and not some gleaming commercial venture. I do not get it.’
Since then it has expanded beyond a ‘sweet vegetable shed’ with recent news from Clarkson opening a restaurant on his Chipping Norton farm.
The restaurant, which has been given the typical no-nonsense name of Diddly Squat Restaurant, will serve food grown and grown on the farm.
The TV presenter had initially had his planning application for the restaurant rejected by the West Oxfordshire District Council in January, and has gone through quite an ordeal to open the restaurant, which was deemed ‘out of keeping’ with the local environment.
But (presumably) after another bid that appears to be more successful, Clarkson has announced that the restaurant can finally open its doors.
In a statement on Twitter, he said: “I’m excited to announce that you now have the chance to try the amazing food we grow and grow on my farm at the brand new (but quite rustic) Diddly Squat Restaurant.
“You can’t just show up I’m afraid, but you can make a booking by following the link,” before sending his followers to the booking page.
Clarkson’s Farm is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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